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Can knowing which fork to use help you in your career?

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Do people pay attention to our table etiquette when we are entertaining a client, having a lunch interview or when we are at a work function? There are etiquette schools that teach business executives , and others who want to invest in their career, how to act in public. Is there an etiquette on how to say goodbye?

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Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgate, 2010 Stevie.

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© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 12 July, 2010 Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgate, 2010 Stevie® Award winner Lynn Holgate, an Executive Assistant at High Performance Technologies, Inc. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Lets enjoy our day together.© Oh where or where is my password?

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Warning! Warning! Incoming text message.

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Here is some common-sense etiquette: Screen your calls: Subscribe to call display. However, I think our etiquette hasnt caught up with the technology. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. I usually snap my fingers and say "Hey, over here!" We joke about it, but it is distracting. Oh where or where is my password?

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Do you like what you do?

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INTERVIEW WELL Make it a conversation. You are interviewing them too so ask questions. Take notes during the interview so you don’t forget what you wanted to ask. I wrote an article awhile back called On the Outside Looking In. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. How true that is!

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Welcome to Canada, Mr. President.

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What is the proper etiquette when addressing or writing to a President? Here is a video link on the proper etiquette to address a President. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Everyone up here calls him Obama and our Prime Minister is called Harper. Why do we not use their full name?

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Writing when you don't know what you're talking about.

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I wrote the article The Art of Minute Taking and I had only taken minutes a few times about 25 years ago. I interviewed my friend who is a minute taker. From writing that article I had confidence to take a job that required me taking minutes and it has turned out fine. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat.

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The Little Engine That Could.

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I just recently read an article on it and was surprised when I really paid attention to the messages I was sending myself that some of them were negative. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Lets enjoy our day together.© © Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 21 November, 2009 The Little Engine That Could.